The Donaho's

Thomas the Train arrived in Grapevine, so we went to visit, along with several families from our church.  It was a few attempts at getting a family picture, but Gus was too mystified by the little bus we were riding. Garrett, on the other hand.... I finally got one of Gus. He was cracking us up that he kept wearing his hat. Here comes Thomas! There were lots of cute activities for the kids, in addition to the train. It was all included in the train ticket price. walking The massive model train display was everyone's favorite. They got to meet Sir Topham Hatt A corndog and his good buddy, Peyton. There was a clown in line doing tricks. He handed off his spinning plate on a stick to Garrett. (Thanks to Vanessa for capturing it:) ALL Aboard! Gus's 1st train ride Gus loved the train and whistle, but equally loved watching the airplanes that were landing at nearby DFW. Garrett, Peyton, Madison, ...

There is never a dull moment around here, I tell ya. We came home one day last week to find our glass patio table shattered, so it took several days of sweeping, vacuuming and mopping to get most of the glass (hopefully) off the patio. It also took lots of "help" from these two... Saturday morning we stopped by our local {country} fire department to donate money towards their efforts via a pancake breakfast. They helped to fight fires in our neighborhood and near our neighborhood last summer and fall, so we hope for a quieter and calmer summer. The way these boys go through pancakes, it sounded like a great deal to me (i stuck with my protein shake). He ate a bunch, and flirted with the auxiliary ladies, too. one of the firemen gave the boys a tour Then it was off to birthday party #1 at Jumping Apes in Arlington. Gus can hang with the big kids now that he is walking. Catching a ride with brother (my brainwashing will continue that "m...